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Articles on every aspect of the First World War written by experts in their field. Some are were first published in Stand To! or Bulletin, others have been researched and written for the web. If you would like to contribute an article please get in touch.

RNAS Caldale, Orkney and the loss of two airships

Situated a couple of miles from Kirkwall on the island of Orkney in the Parish of St. Ola, Royal Nav…

Max Immelmann – the ‘Eagle of Lille’

The first German air ace of the war was Max Immelmann – known as ‘Der Adler von Lille’ – ‘the eagle …

A short and unequal engagement: HMS Strongbow and HMS Mary Rose

HMS Mary Rose and HMS Strongbow – two M-class destroyers – were routinely deployed on convoy duties …

Submarine operations at Gallipoli

When we think about submarine warfare in the First World War, most people’s thoughts turn to the Ger…

Ivor Thord-Gray - Mercenary, Spy? Thief? … and CO 11th Northumberland Fusil…

Ivor Thord-Gray was a man for whom war (to paraphrase Lord Reith) was ‘in his bones’. A Swede, born…

A Royal Navy rating discharged as epileptic and destined for the Asylum

George Henry Howlett was born in Shoreditch the son of George William Howlett, a metal worker from N…

Stereography in the Great War (in three parts) Part I

PART ONE Stereography in the Great War Part I: Paper card manufacturers by Ian Ference [This artic…

Mutiny in North Russia 1919

In the early morning of 7 July 1919, four British Officers were killed by men in their battalion – o…

A Century Old 'Thank you'

The events of World War I have burned themselves into the national consciousness - especially during…

Guillemont, 3 September 1916 Tactics and Insights by Sebastian Laudan.

‘Not a Single Blade of Grass...’ by Sebastian Laudan [This article first appeared in Stand To! No.1…

The George Cecil Memorial at Villers-Cotterets by Michael Aidin

[This article first featured in Stand To! No.74 September 2005 pp 35-36. Some additional images have…

‘A gallant duel’ - SS Otaki and the Moewe

During the war, the Germans used merchant ‘raider’ ships against Allied shipping. The Moewe (also kn…